Combined railroad steel tie and rail fastener



i Apf. 3, 1923.

O SAMMINIATELLI COMBINED RAILROAD STEEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENER 2 sheetssheet l Fllad Aug. 51, 1922 INVENTOR A'ITORN EY WITNESS:

Apr. 3, 1. 923.

O. SAMMINIATELLI COMBINED RAILROAD STEEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENER Filed Aug.

51, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 Greats SammizziakZZi INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

ORES'IE SAZNIM'INIATELLI, OF? EAST TOLEDO, OHIO.

COMBINED RAILROAD STEEL TIE AND Bid-1L FASTENER.

Application filed August 31, 1922.

0 (a l 20/20 222 it may concern:

Be it lnown that I. ORESTE SAMHINIA- rnLLn a citizen of Italy, residing at East Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohiophave invented new and useful lnr proveznents in Combined oad Steel Ties and Rail Fasteners of which the tola speciticatioi'i.

of this ii tion is to produce a steel tie railway rails and means thereon tor clamping the rails thereto.

llv further object is to produce a steel tie for railway rails which shall be in the nature of an I beam but which has its lower flange provided with beaded edges and ransr 'se elements therebetween to prevent the sinkin and longitudinal movement 0:? the tie in the roadbed, said tie havin its top flange provided with simple but el-nrernely novel and efiective means for clamping the rails thereon.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention better understood reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and form part of this application.

In the drawin s:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing rails supported on a tie in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2- in section.

Figure abottom plan view of the tie.

Figure 4c is a sectional view on the line 4-4% of Figure Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 of Figure '1.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of one end of the tie.

Figure 7 is an elevation of a modified form of clip.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, steel tie is broadly indicated by the numeral 1. The tie is in the nature of an tbeain. the lower head or flange of which having its edges formed with longitudinally extending depending beads or ribs 2. Between the beads or ribs adjacent the ends of the tie there are transverse ribs 3. By this arrangement the longitudinal movement of the tie when arranged on the roadbed, and the consequent lateral movement of the rails supported on the tie will be effec tively prevented. The base ot the tie is con1- paratively broad, which will in itself preis a side elevation, the rails being Serial No. 535,461.

vent the sinking oi the tie in the road but the beads or ribs will materially assist in preventing such contingency.

The top flange or head the tie is tor distinction, indicated by the numeral 4; and preferably has arranged thereon. the portions thereof on which the rails 5 rest, cushion bloclrs 6 which serve to absorb the shocks to which the tie would be otherwise subjected when the wheels of the rolling stock pass over the rails.

. On the top 4-. of the tie l secure clips. For distinction, the inner clips are indicated by the numeral 7. and the outer oh. by the numeral, 8. A. pair of clips is ll need at opposite sides 0"? the rail 5. the inner clips T being really in the nature ot rail clamps. the same havii their body portions straight. their inner edsns, cut at an upward incliniu tie-n as at 9, the central portion of the said inner edges concaverh as at 10 whereby a pair of rail engaging lips ll respect. sly are provided at the said inner edge of the rail eng rinpg clips 7. it is of course, readih und ,rstood that the lipped po tions of the member 7 have their inner tacos c orming to the shape it the base oi the rails and are in co. engi'igeinent with both the upper surtaees one edges or" the base flanges. I have te-rine-c'l. the rail e1 mg menibersf clips, for the reason that the same have their ends provided with inwardly i rected flanges which are designed to underlie the top of the tie 1, while securing means 13 sass through the lips and through the flanges tor torcim :the lips in tight engagement with the rails and the flanges in tight engagement with the under face of: the head of the tie. The rail engaging clips '7 have their outer edges provided with longitudinally extending grooves 141-.

One pair of outer clips is arranged on the tie at a different angular relation with respect to the rail from that of the opposite pair ot said clips. Each pair of clips 8. however, have their inner edges grooved longitudinally, as at 15 and have their ends provided with inwardly directed flanges similar to the flanges 12 on the clips 7 disposed below the head of the tie, while there is passed between the clips 15 and the flanges 16 thereot securing means 17., which tightly bind the clips on the rails. Between the bodies of the opposed clips 8 and the rail engaging clips or clamps 9 there are provided opposed V-shaped passages through which are passed wedge keys 18. The wedge keys have their edges provided with tongues 19 that are received in the grooves of the elements 7 and 8. The bodies ofthe wedge keys, adjacent their reduced ends are provided with a plurality of spaced and preferablv staggered apertures 20. Through one of these apertures and in contacting engagement with the edge of the head of the tie there is passed the shank of a headed member 21, the said shank being provided with transverse apertures through one of which there is passed a holding element preferably in the nature of a cotter pin 22.

If. desired, the clips may be each constructed in sections as disclosed in Fignire 7 of the dra *ings. The upper or main section is recessed, as it 14 to provide a rail engaging lip. The bod of the upper section mav be centrally notched but its straight outer ends, 24, are contacted by the straight faces on the rounded. ends of tie removable sections 12. Securing; means 13' pass through the lower hook members: 12 and through the upper member of the clamp.

As disclosed in Figure 3 the edges of the flanged top of the tie 1 are cut-away, at for a distance equalling the space on the tie occupied by the clips, wedges and rails so that when sectional. clamps are emploveth I the inner walls of the portions 12 thereof will contact with the outer walls provided by the said cutaway portions and the outer or end clamps will also contact with the shoulders provided by the end walls of the said cutaway portions 23.

The openings through which the means that secure the clamp 7 on the tie pass are elongated, but the openings through which the retaining; elements for the clips 8 pass are round so that movement of these elethereon, said tie being in the nature of an lI-beain and having the edges of its head notched longitudinally cushions on the head on which the rails rest rail engaging clips having their inner edge beveled inwardly to engage the base flanges of the rail and beine; centrally notched to provide spaced lips inwardly directed flanges on the ends oi the clips, binding means passing; through the clips the flanges thereof and the head of the tie, said clips having their outer edges grooved longitudinally, clips having inwardly directed flanged ends received in the notch 01 the tie head and contacting with the end walls thereof are disposed singularly with respect to the clips means securing the clips on the tie, said clips having their inner edges grooved longitudinally, wedge ke vs having longitudinal tongues received in the grooves of the opposed clips, each of said wedge keys having staggered apertures therethrough, a headed element having its shank passingthrough one or the apertures and coi'itacting; the edge of the tie, and a cotter pin passing through one of said apertures,

in testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ORESTE SAMMINIATELLI.

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